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got his lousy economy, and pretty weak prescriptions to solving our problems. and are now out of work and are complaining. you get what you pay for, guys. >> ben, that's a great point. do you feel like maybe the union -- obviously put a lot of money behind the president's reelection campaign. they went out there, they campaigned for him and they feel like perhaps he's pulling a fast one. but ultimately, should we have to pay for it? >> i will tell you it's even worse than that, my wonderful friend. it's worse than that. but the problem is, it's not the constitution and the people in the congress don't read the bill. nancy pelosi said you have to pass it and then we'll know what's in it. that's not constitutional government! this is a colossal failure of constitutional government. it is an outrage that this happened and mr. obama should be embarrassed, humiliated and the congress should be embarrassed and hue million yachted that they passed it in the first place without knowing what was in it tore what it would call for. and the unions should be embarrassed. >>
got his lousy economy, and pretty weak prescriptions to solving our problems. and are now out of work and are complaining. you get what you pay for, guys. >> ben, that's a great point. do you feel like maybe the union -- obviously put a lot of money behind the president's reelection campaign. they went out there, they campaigned for him and they feel like perhaps he's pulling a fast one. but ultimately, should we have to pay for it? >> i will tell you it's even worse than that, my...
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truth is, overall there were a lot of positives to the economy. the big problem is defense spending was cut 22 percent. it was the biggest drop in 42 years. it was very abrupt. it had to do with folks being worried about the possible impacts of the fiscal cliff and what goes on in washington. what i have said repeatedly is washington cannot continually operate under a cloud of crisis. that freezes up consumers. it gets businesses worried. we can't afford these self-inflicted wounds. there is a way for us to solve these budget problems in a responsible way through a balanced approach that the vast majority of people agree with. if we do that there's no reason why we can't have really strong growth in 2013. but we can't have washington dysfunction getting in the way. >> we will talk about that more this morning with donald trump. he joins us with fox and friends at 7:00 today. >>> before we leave the house let's get the first degree weather update with maria molina. >> it is cold. how is the weather looking for the rest of the? >> good news we could
truth is, overall there were a lot of positives to the economy. the big problem is defense spending was cut 22 percent. it was the biggest drop in 42 years. it was very abrupt. it had to do with folks being worried about the possible impacts of the fiscal cliff and what goes on in washington. what i have said repeatedly is washington cannot continually operate under a cloud of crisis. that freezes up consumers. it gets businesses worried. we can't afford these self-inflicted wounds. there is a...
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. >> the economy to try to get the jobs market going. also when you think about the fact that the jobs council after having a few meetings they decided they didn't need that any more. >> he didn't use them anyway. >> a lot of breaking news this morning on a friday. another u.s. embassy s under attack. this time in turkey. record reports of a homicide bomber setting off an explosive device killing himself and at least one other person. >> it is the 8th embassy attack during senator clinton, well, senator clinton's rein as secretary of state. >> unusual to see this type of thing happening in the beating heart of the capital. >> it is a terrorist attack. >> the attack itself is clearly an act of terror. >> here comes the biggest live television event in the world. and some of the best and worst of madison avenue. >> there are two sides to go daddy. the sexy side represented by bar and the smart side represented by walter. together they're perfect. ♪ >> now, you will see much more of the super bowl ads in just minutes. you do not have to e
. >> the economy to try to get the jobs market going. also when you think about the fact that the jobs council after having a few meetings they decided they didn't need that any more. >> he didn't use them anyway. >> a lot of breaking news this morning on a friday. another u.s. embassy s under attack. this time in turkey. record reports of a homicide bomber setting off an explosive device killing himself and at least one other person. >> it is the 8th embassy attack...
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that will create some economy in the future. the unemployment rate will stay high for a while and it's one of those things that unfortunately with the policies we have today we just have to accept. >> jamie: mickey, great analysis thank you. we have more advice, new health concerns for men that are diagnosed with prostate cancer. treatment options, what is worse the disease or treatment? >> kelly: and groundhog day. punxsutawney phil has made a prediction re-election it be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ me and my shadow my shadow and me ♪ ned nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced helights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $199-per-month lease on the 2013 nissan altima. ♪ >>. >> kelly: health warning for men a new study prostate cancer is overtreated and those treatments have serious long
that will create some economy in the future. the unemployment rate will stay high for a while and it's one of those things that unfortunately with the policies we have today we just have to accept. >> jamie: mickey, great analysis thank you. we have more advice, new health concerns for men that are diagnosed with prostate cancer. treatment options, what is worse the disease or treatment? >> kelly: and groundhog day. punxsutawney phil has made a prediction re-election it be six more...
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a contraction in the economy is a disaster for real people. not beltway people or pundits or cbs reporters but real people. i can't believe the president is actually not talking to this. i mean off watching super bowl or something. he has got to be concerned. >> leslie, you rattled off some numbers. if the economy is so good and the obama recovery is happening and obama-nomics is working why are 48 million people on food stamps and the number we are spending on food stamps has tripled since he took over. >> i said this is not going backward. we are not double dip. we are not in a recession. when you look at the revisionary numbers and construction and healthcare are which everybody said would cost jobs and has created jobs according to the last report this is steady. slow, absolutely, no question. we are not going in the wrong direction. i think what this shows actually is that we don't need more cuts. i think the spending cuts have actually negatively affected the economy and we saw that with the gdp. >> i got about 15-20 second is. last word
a contraction in the economy is a disaster for real people. not beltway people or pundits or cbs reporters but real people. i can't believe the president is actually not talking to this. i mean off watching super bowl or something. he has got to be concerned. >> leslie, you rattled off some numbers. if the economy is so good and the obama recovery is happening and obama-nomics is working why are 48 million people on food stamps and the number we are spending on food stamps has tripled...
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university of miami says the bad economy over the top reality television is all enough to make you want to bury your face in a bag of candy. they were forced to think about struggle and adversity they ate 70 percent more high caloried candy then those with a neutral message. the good news you can pack on the pounds but have veggies and h20 instead of sweets. be they discovered a chemical compound in hops that has several benefits from mol lek cue lawyer structure. down the road it could be used in medication to help fight cancer diabetes and inflammation. don't reach for too many cold snacks in the fridge just yet. drinking a lot of beer isn't good for your health. for more information on these stories and others visit health news.com. >>> it is 24 after the hour. one university kicking a christian group off their campus claiming they are discriminating against other religions. wait until you hear what the school wants to do with them. >> with super bowl sunday days away we have the school and gadgets and game that will help you score big with your next party. first on this day in histo
university of miami says the bad economy over the top reality television is all enough to make you want to bury your face in a bag of candy. they were forced to think about struggle and adversity they ate 70 percent more high caloried candy then those with a neutral message. the good news you can pack on the pounds but have veggies and h20 instead of sweets. be they discovered a chemical compound in hops that has several benefits from mol lek cue lawyer structure. down the road it could be used...
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he wanted i am sure to show the appear ranges of activity while the economy has remained langwith for these years. we had a deep recession and sputtering and at that time the president wanted to show he cared. he created a blue ribbon commission. how come you are not meeting with them more. when will was the last time you met with them. why don't you talk to these people why don't you worry about jobs. at the closure it's embarrassing with such high unemployment, 23, 24 million people in the wrong situation just not the optics are bad. >> their mission was in the president's view an important one. a lot of people look at this as one, when president obama had a background he never ran a company and never worked for a company. he was a community organize he were and worked at a law firm. didn't work in business. so this was a way in which he would have outreach directly to the business community about their concerns and help guide his agenda toward creating more jobs. he barely met with them and now it's done, chris. is this not just an invitation for more criticism? >> sure. you saw th
he wanted i am sure to show the appear ranges of activity while the economy has remained langwith for these years. we had a deep recession and sputtering and at that time the president wanted to show he cared. he created a blue ribbon commission. how come you are not meeting with them more. when will was the last time you met with them. why don't you talk to these people why don't you worry about jobs. at the closure it's embarrassing with such high unemployment, 23, 24 million people in the...
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and eric are you tell meeg when the market closed down, over 14,000 said we have a bad economy today? >> what do you mean it cuts more spend something it doesn't cost anything to get on a telephone does it? >> corporate america proved they're doing fine. it's corporate america, private sector everybody on the right like my friend says should be creating jobs not the government's responsibility to create jobs why do we need a jobs council, gentlemen? >> it's the noft's responsibility to kill jobs. a plant in corpus christi killed by epa just this week. that sage hand in southwestern california listed going to shut down oil and gas exploration, kill off housing in colorado then let's talk about the see quest traigs that and medical device tax, 2.3% on gross rets. props biggest job killer kicked in. that is the government killing jobs. private sector doing best it can, but your president, your party are killing off jobs in this country. not the private sector that snot doing it's job. it's the federal government killing it. >> i want you to listen to, on wednesday, also, gdp number came
and eric are you tell meeg when the market closed down, over 14,000 said we have a bad economy today? >> what do you mean it cuts more spend something it doesn't cost anything to get on a telephone does it? >> corporate america proved they're doing fine. it's corporate america, private sector everybody on the right like my friend says should be creating jobs not the government's responsibility to create jobs why do we need a jobs council, gentlemen? >> it's the noft's...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ at devry.edu/knowhow. thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing. >> that is jennifer esposito starring along side donnie wahlburg on blue blood. little did we know back in september when fox files interviewed her about celiac disease there was turmoil behind the scenes. in october they put out this statement. >>
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ at devry.edu/knowhow. thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until...
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but the surge was on less encouraging news on an economy that is so very 1ru8 vulnerable. joining us now is a fox news contributor. thanks for joining us, gary. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> begin by explaining to all of us what led to the surge what happened? >> the you surge has been going on for a good couple of years now with intermittent corrections and i think it more has to do with the fed printing a lot of money. we're talking about a trillion dollars. you also have europe and you also have japan and other countries doing the same. that is lick which phying markets and it's going right into the market. i think the problem going forward, look, i think emotion you know, will lift markets higher. there's disconnect with the numbers on the economy 7.9% unemployment is not a very good number. i think eventually moment is on the upswing. >> heather: take a look at the january unemployment report. it was just released yesterday. 157,000 jobs created but not enough to keep the unemployment rate steady as you mentioned. it ticked up 7.9% from 7.8 last month, so why are we s
but the surge was on less encouraging news on an economy that is so very 1ru8 vulnerable. joining us now is a fox news contributor. thanks for joining us, gary. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> begin by explaining to all of us what led to the surge what happened? >> the you surge has been going on for a good couple of years now with intermittent corrections and i think it more has to do with the fed printing a lot of money. we're talking about a trillion dollars. you also have...
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he claimed the economy is recovering. do the facts belie that. >> no if you look at numbers it just does not add up. you look at some of the things that cbo put out as far as unemployment remaining high. and growth estimates are somewhat laughable thinking that our economy is going to grow upwards of 3.5% in the next fl three years. we had negative growth last quarter. as bad as they look they are based on pretty robust growth numbers. if we don't meet those numbers it gets worse. $1.6trillion it's going to cost us over the next nine years for obamacare. gregg: sure. very quickly i'm almost out of time. the president is now talking about on the heels of tax rate hikes, and tax hikes, more tax revenues. what would that do to the competent? there is a few ways we can get out of this. obviously increase revenues, another one is reduce spending. clearly the president does not want to reduce spending that is not in his vocabulary. the only way to inch sraoes revenuincrease revenue is to increase taxes. if they increase what ha
he claimed the economy is recovering. do the facts belie that. >> no if you look at numbers it just does not add up. you look at some of the things that cbo put out as far as unemployment remaining high. and growth estimates are somewhat laughable thinking that our economy is going to grow upwards of 3.5% in the next fl three years. we had negative growth last quarter. as bad as they look they are based on pretty robust growth numbers. if we don't meet those numbers it gets worse....
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but it's a downer for the economy. we've got to grow the economy. we've got to get the economy growing again. we're not going to solve problems until business starts investing and growing the economy again. that's really the answer to everything that needs to be done. >> gretchen: one thing i'd love to mention is that your new book, you are going to be supporting some programs with the proceeds. which programs? >> well, we're going to give a lot of money to probably medical and educational programs. and we are really big sponsors of education, particularly in hospitality industry. we've supported all the big major hospitality universities that teach about lodging and restaurants and food and beverage and that type of thing. >> gretchen: the book is called "without reservation, how a family root beer stand grew into a global hotel company." great to meet you. >> thanks. nice to be here. >> gretchen: more "fox & friends" straight ahead >> steve: and remember when the president promised he would not tax the middle class? well, did your middle class pay
but it's a downer for the economy. we've got to grow the economy. we've got to get the economy growing again. we're not going to solve problems until business starts investing and growing the economy again. that's really the answer to everything that needs to be done. >> gretchen: one thing i'd love to mention is that your new book, you are going to be supporting some programs with the proceeds. which programs? >> well, we're going to give a lot of money to probably medical and...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. more "likes." more tweets. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. fedex. >> shepard: the north koreas took time off from the not feeding their people to drop a bizarre propaganda video that apparently depicts the destruction of new york city thanks kim the younger. and they set it to sound
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the economy is not growing. we expected something different because the jobs numbers look pretty good. >>steve: our economy at the moment is contracting, and that's -- look, a whole bunch of excuses as to why this is happening. years ago it was the tsunami. that's what's hurting. then it was the wicked europeans. then it was those wicked republicans. now of course it's president bush all over again. or sanding or lower defense spending. there's always an excuse. the fact is we've spent an enormous amount of money -- trillions of dollars -- building up our bureaucracy. we've got a bureaucratic mess on our hands and we don't have a vibrant economy. what you're talking about here is this duplicative funding for research. they ran all these research grants through the computer, subtracting software that comes up with duplication, and they found dozens of examples at a cost of $70 million since 2002, where we're spent twice for the same research. now, that's not a lot of money. understood. but it's typical of what yo
the economy is not growing. we expected something different because the jobs numbers look pretty good. >>steve: our economy at the moment is contracting, and that's -- look, a whole bunch of excuses as to why this is happening. years ago it was the tsunami. that's what's hurting. then it was the wicked europeans. then it was those wicked republicans. now of course it's president bush all over again. or sanding or lower defense spending. there's always an excuse. the fact is we've spent an...
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the idea here, jon, is that the economy is pretty fragile. we know from the end of last year when defense cuts took effect it had the effect much dragging down the economy during that last quarter. so the president wants to avoid that. he is saying we can't simply cut our way to growth. we have to have some investments in spending, for education and defense, for example. but he wants the democrats to come up with an alternative to this strong, across the board sequestration cut. jon: chris stirewalt pointed out in his column today that, you know, on foxnews.com, that one-third of the senate is going to be in office after this president leaves office and they are not necessarily ready to jump on board with some of his extremely liberal proposals. >> no. in fact, you know, there are proposals coming from house democrats and senate democrats that have to do with increasing taxes in this alternative proposal to sequestration. increasing taxes on millionaires, oil companies, gas companies, eliminating some of the farm subsidies. these are the kind
the idea here, jon, is that the economy is pretty fragile. we know from the end of last year when defense cuts took effect it had the effect much dragging down the economy during that last quarter. so the president wants to avoid that. he is saying we can't simply cut our way to growth. we have to have some investments in spending, for education and defense, for example. but he wants the democrats to come up with an alternative to this strong, across the board sequestration cut. jon: chris...
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roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful. call or come in today. fidelity investments. turn here. >> shepard: investigators are in turkey are ordering a blood and dna stample sphrt 2-6r789 1 people to try to find out who killed a woman from new york city is a radio sierra bringing istanbul alone investigators say they found her body on saturday reported whether i a head wound. police say there is no evidence that she was robbed they don't know why somebody targeted her for dead they still haven't told her children ages 9 and 11 that mom is not coming home. case gal ger tracking droments who are these 29 people they are examining. >> including two women. police have already questioned in connection with with the murder of is a rye sierra. her autopsy has been completed take samples from her body and see if they match any of those potential suspects. fingernails show signed she tried to fight off her attacker including citizen beneath fingernails. the fbi is involved in this investigation new york c
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that's going to take even more money out of the economy just as the economy starts to slow down and contract. the timing as you said could not be worse. gregg: you are such a kill joy on a monday morning. stu varney. martha: so this spike at the pump appears to be no fluke but a part of an ongoing trend. gas prices have gone up for 18 consecutive days. 18 states have gas prices higher than the national average. they are feeling the pain of that more than the rest of the states. we are just getting started on this monday morning. gregg: ahead. a deadly chain reaction crash involving a tour bus. details on what investigators think went wrong in a live report. martha: president obama in his super bowl interview. he dropped a bit of news. he is pushing once again for increased revenues. there is only one way to get those these days when you have got an economy that's not growing. former president wash adviser karl rove is here with us next. gregg: a little boy in alabama still being held hostage. this is the 7th day as new details emerge about this suspect. >> we can't physically do anything. al
that's going to take even more money out of the economy just as the economy starts to slow down and contract. the timing as you said could not be worse. gregg: you are such a kill joy on a monday morning. stu varney. martha: so this spike at the pump appears to be no fluke but a part of an ongoing trend. gas prices have gone up for 18 consecutive days. 18 states have gas prices higher than the national average. they are feeling the pain of that more than the rest of the states. we are just...
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i think that's wonderful and great to the economy. what's so important are to me is thousands of reporters reporting that new orleans and louisiana are open for business. one of the best benefits for us in addition to hosting this great game is that the entire world sees that new orleans and louisiana are open. we are rebuilding after the storm. we want people to come down here to have a great time to invest, to create jobs and to come and enjoy everything louisiana has got to offer. so it looks fantastic. they redid it. between the lights mercedes sponsoring if and helping rebuild it they got a brand new arena to play. in of course, attached to it is where the new orleans basketball team place. details about him taking on the president and taking on his own republican party. also talking about what his owns a expirations. that will be on "fox & friends" on monday. come up on this show, we just saw him in the green room. he is in the shower right now. getting ready for the show, joe thighs man. thighs theisman going s. going to be her
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wall street split about this company of the depends on the economy. but they are hiring and even hourly jobs come again with benefits. >> steve: paychecks for patriots. >> also have a positive veterans program as well as many of the companies we feature do. >> gretchen: one of the nation's largest and most reputable title lending companies, title max. >> you're seeing a big pick up you obviously in the housing industry. interest rates at 3.2%, it's like free money to buy a house. we're seeing the housing recovery really pick up. 360 nationwide jobs right now. this is title lending, customer service, store managers can make up to 45 grand. general managers, up to 150,000. >> steve: lightning round, two more. they have great soup and bread. >> i had my ce on, they need bakers, drivers, hourly positions, again includes benefits, you can make up to $90,000. they have a great panera cafe, that gives money to the local community. >> gretchen: northwestern mutual. >> this is financial security, a finance company. people still need help maneuvering to put the
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the economy got us. and i said, well, what about the other car companies? it didn't get. right away i knew today make some changes. >> brian: what's the first thing you did? >> we made some changes. we tried to clear out bureaucracy. we changed the lines of organization. we gave people authority and responsibility and held them accountable. we simplified the place. >> brian: how do you feel about people watching from afar and saying, you know what? why am i bailing out gm? ford was saving for a rainy day. they knew something was coming. what do you tell the taxpayers that i don't feel confidentable about what we did? >> first of all, i think we should pay the taxpayer back. but it was absolutely the right thing to do to bail it out. you think about gm, it's big company and it's a huge manufacturing asset. but you think about the thousands of suppliers and the thousands, tens of thousands of jobs with the suppliers, a bankrupt gm not only would have hurt gm, it would have terribly hurt with probably millions of jobs of the suppliers. so it would have been a huge effect. >>
the economy got us. and i said, well, what about the other car companies? it didn't get. right away i knew today make some changes. >> brian: what's the first thing you did? >> we made some changes. we tried to clear out bureaucracy. we changed the lines of organization. we gave people authority and responsibility and held them accountable. we simplified the place. >> brian: how do you feel about people watching from afar and saying, you know what? why am i bailing out gm?...